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Being a police officer is a big responsibility and the main reason of having police officer is that society needs police officers to control the system that the government has given them. Of course, being a police is very difficult job because they catch criminals, rescue someone by sacrificing themselves, they even go to death for other ordinary people. However, not every police officer is the same, many of them have negative effects on community and the reason for this is having huge power because of this power happens police brutality. Police brutality means using excessive and unnecessary force when dealing with civilians. Police brutality is the most ongoing concern in America, this brutal force has been active since police departments…
I honestly believe that being a ploice officer is very hard. There are some positives and negatives to it. It is obvious that we are all human and make multiple mistakes, and at times we do not agree on the selection of choices that ploice officers use upon the people. Some of the positives are that police officers have the right of arrresting someone who is using illgeal behavior. For an example, say you are at a plaza walking around with your friends, and suddenly you see someone had too much to drink and they are causing a sence; to which you can't avoid or control the persons actions, you will have to call the police and they will settle the situation so it doesn't lead to breaking a law. A negative discretionary decision, would be the…
Ohio as well. Clancy (n.d.) says, officers can search large areas that will most likely contain a weapon. Officers should not conduct a detailed search such as turning out pockets. Clancy (n.d.) goes onto say, “Within that framework, the scope of any protective search is based on the circumstances of each case, guided by the principle that the scope of the intrusion must be reasonably related to its…
The pressure a witness feels in a lineup to choose a suspect can be a great one. Often times the witness looks to the police officer for guidance. When a witness is not sure they may identify a suspect and after ask the police officer how well they did and if they choose the right person. When conducting a lineup, a police officer should be careful not to give feedback or confirmation. When a police officer simply says “good job” even if the witness chooses wrong, it can cause a huge confident boost. When its time for the trial the witness is more likely to make the same mistake again (Clare, 2012, para. 7). When conducting a lineup, the police should use the Blind or Blinded Administration method. In this method the police officer does not know anything about who the suspect is. This will prevent any suggestive or…
A police officer is trained and groomed to deal with any situation they come across on the street. They are experts when it comes to keeping the public safe and enforcing the law. However, when some of the issues they come across collide with their personal feelings, no amount of training or preparation can always show you how to react to such events.…
This leads to close scrutiny by the public of all police. Police officers have tremendous power in our society: • The power to arrest • The power to mediate or to charge • The power to use force • The power of life and death Officers received tip regarding drug activity in a home. They filed an affidavit for a no-knock search warrant, falsely indicating they had sent an informant in to buy drugs.…
These incidents wouldn’t make such a huge issue if people felt like they were heard. It isn't just about putting the victim in jail, it's about doing things right. On twitter I recently saw a video of police officers who holding down a man at a liquor store and shot him numerous of times because they thought he had a gun. I'm sure when they update us on the incident there will be justice. Everyone has a voice and wants to feel like they’re making justice for whomever they are trying to make be heard. In the article “Police responses to police brutality” the officers responded about the pros and cons of having body cameras. They stated “. . . The cameras provide views of the police response to the disturbance and their handling of the suspect.…
"Active engagement with a police officer association will accomplish far more than hostile isolation. Responsibility for such engagement lies with management, not labor. A police manager, however, needs to clearly articulate the nature of such engagement and its limitations. Some police chiefs and sheriffs are comfortable with a representative of their police officer association attending any or all staff meetings. Some are not. Some are comfortable having an official representative of the association on all internal agency developmental task forces, some ask the union to participate only on selected task forces. Others would prefer to engage the union only in designated meetings that are particularly designed for labor-management communication. What is essential is some level of engagement, and that everyone understands the rules. Community policing initiatives require planning, restructuring, and reallocation of resources. There is no prescriptive formula for union participation in such efforts; however, it is relevant that community policing efforts are by definition a challenge to traditional policing…
The ethical standards for a police officer have socially been set higher in regard to their professionalism on and off duty. These guidelines allow police officers to take an important role in society that allows provides them with a specific role within Americans culture and social structure. A democratic government comes with very specific rules, regulations and laws that provide citizens with guidelines to live their lives by. These guidelines allow for each citizens freedom while maintain order and justice to their prospective community and the nation as a whole. Police officer’s have a unique position that is thought of as a single representation for all police officer in the nation. If one officer performs an unethical act it reflects on all police officers and makes a police officer’s job harder when dealing with the public. Due to the importance of a police officer’s position they should be more focused on their actions on and off duty to represent their image in a positive manner to American citizens. A police officer’s failure to recognize the important of their position and the overall impact their actions can have on the nation’s view towards police officer is a mistake that can severely damage the relationship between law enforcement officials and the American public. A police officer must hold themselves to higher ethical standards then the average American citizen at all times and continuing to do this will build upon the relationship between law enforcement officers and the American public.…
Police discretion allows officer the power to make decision to purse police procedure or to simply give a warning and let someone go. An example of police discretion would be if an officer pulls over a teenage driver for running a stop sign. Once the officer approaches the care he notices a roach “end of a joint” in the passenger seat. The officer then has the option to either let the teen slide with just a warning or to follow police procedure word for word. In my opinion police discretion is beneficial. Giving someone a warning allows you to explain what could happen to him or her if caught next time. If every person who broke the law or did something wrong was arrested or charged our jails would be packed and officer would have stacks of…
Police in society have the role of maintaining order and safety by enforcing policies and laws. These roles provide a special authoritative power over the general population that can sometimes be misused. Unjustified loss of civilian life and other forms of assault by police officers can be explained by the following reasons: a fear of harm that causes knee-jerk negative fight or flight reactions, an invalid fear based on racism, and a lack of proper de-escalation training. All three of these causes have led to past and present cases of police officers overusing their power despite the lack of harm to the officers or public. Political cartoons, statistics, news articles, and real live footage of police officers…
We all know as a police officer their job is protect us citizens while trying to detect and fight crime. Because that is their job we trust them to always do the right thing and do right by the law. Unfortunately that doesn’t always happen. There are hundreds of cases all around the world about police officers harming and even killing completely innocent people leaving hundreds of families with broken hearts and no answers to why an innocent life was taken daily. This is known as police brutality. Because this is starting to happen very often people now look at police and no longer get that sense of protection, but instead we now fear the police. Police officers are now looked at as the monsters of our society.…
Several police officers have a mentality that makes them believe that they’re above the law and feel a sense of authority over society. They demand respect from civilians, even if they’re not giving the same in return. For example, they can be very rude and disrespectful when it comes to talking to criminals during arrests.…
Looking at the criminal justice system as a whole, I find that the police officers are the ones who exercise the most discretion. They maintain the ability to enforce the law at anytime and anywhere, in uniform and out of uniform. For example, they are the ones who make the decisions regarding who they will pull over and who they will arrest. They must make a discretionary decision on what to do about a crime in progress if, for instance, they are out of uniform shopping with their family. There can be quite a number of important decisions facing them everyday, especially if they are not in their uniforms.…
The purpose of this position paper on community policing is to weigh the pros and cons. In order to write an effective position paper, the idea of know what the predecessors stand on this subject would not be a benefit because it is not his problem anymore. If I where to be the new Chief of Police, I would want my opinion to be of value and not regurgitated information from the prior Police Chief. This would be my opinion and if it is not what the City Mayor wants to hear then at least I still had my integrity and dignity. Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which supports the problem-solving techniques and partnerships. Positively addressing the immediate conditions that give a rise in community issues such as crime, disorder and fear. The community feels like the department is out of touch with the need as a whole and community policing could be the answer to regain the trust needed to be more effective.…